good afternoon, everybody, i'm larry beil >> for the second time in just over a week a gas leak forced evacuation of skyline high school in oakland today, causing chaos for teachers, students and bus sdpriefrz parents want answers. nick smith is live outside of the high school with more. nick? >> reporter: good afternoon, i have new information i just got off the phone with the spokesperson for oakland unified school district. i can confirm classes will resume and they have put a permanent cap on the source of the leak that started as an evacuation ended up being classes cancelled for the day. now, we know school officials

are investigating whether or not students may have played a role in releasing that gas valve. this hurried, jumbled mess not caused bit last class bell, it's students of skyline rushing to leave the school. >> alarm went off. they smelled gas around the 50 building not too far from our classroom. >> reporter: it started because of a cold classroom. >> they asked building maintenance to turn on the heat. that is what happened. something was wrong. >> reporter: something was very wrong. crews smelled gas. pg&e called to locate the source the campus safety protocol put into action the school was evacuated with everybody ordered to the football field while oakland fire and fg and e investigated. the leak came from a valve according to officials in an old science room

the school is investigating if someone turned it on, possibly a student. oakland unified school district building and ground crews are responsible for the line. >> i want to know if this is healthy for not. >> they need to get this fixed. >> reporter: not enough buses. >> keep it calm, orderly, please. >> available to take everyone needing a ride away. >> we need to find operators aren't on routes already. >> reporter: this is the second gas leak in as many weeks a contractor last week hit a gas line, forcing a cancellation of classes after the president's day holiday weekend. in oakland, nick smith, abc7 news >> a napa couple pleaded not guilty to charges they beat the woman's 3-year-old daughter to

death. sarah krueger and her boyfriend ryan warner arrested in a bart station in el cerrito. prosecutors concluded the girl died of multiple blunt impact injuries due to child abuse and neglect. she was found dead during a welfare check. >> asiana airlines will play a penalty for how it responded to the crash at sfo that killed three people in july the u.s. department of transportation says the airline failed in three important ways after the crash. first took asiana 18 hours to set up a hot line for family members of victims. second, asiana took five days to contact families of all 291 passengers. and third, the airline did not sufficiently implement it's family assistance plant,

requiring attention to passengers' families. asiana says they have provided support and will continue to do so. >> caltrans is hoping rain will lead clues into leaking bolts on the new bay bridge. caltrans says 30% of the 2600 small bolts appear to be leaking. investigators are still trying to figure out why. caltrans says it's anticipating those little trickles but one consultant suggests it's time for a new independent review of the eastern span. >> i have seen enough over the last two years to say we should pull back and look at the whole thing, again. >> the bolts are tached to steel plates, caltrans admits standing water found inside of the steel structure could lead to rust and corrosion, but they say it does not pose long term risks. >> we're expecting rain in the

forecast tomorrow. you can track it on your smart phone any time with abc7 news weather appp spencer christian is here with a live look. >> we're going to get soaking rain maybe isolated thunderstorms or two. right now clouds thickening over the bay area, just 100 miles off shore, an area of moisture this, is in the the main event. just a trail of moisture that is policeeding the main event. this second stage arrives in the afternoon. storm two arrives on friday and there will be showers on thursday. so quite a bit of rain coming our way. storm risks reveal possibility of moderate risk of urban flooding meaning backed up

drains and a chance of showers tomorrow night a slight chance of wind damage. hazardous conditions are expected. let's turn our attention to 5:00 in the morning. the first rain arriving onshore across the, well, most of the bay area. then a little bit of a break. second wave arrives quickly into early afternoon. that one is going to give us a drenching into afternoon evening and, maybe producing a storm. >> thank you, so much spencer. silicon valley's largest board expected to approve a 20% reduction in water yugs, double what the agency first requested last month. if it happens reduction would be the district's largest cut backs since requesting a 25% cut in 1987 to 92 brought.

and could lead to reductions. >> technology nasa may be using to help us with our crisis. >> san francisco animal control has confirmed another dog has eaten a poisoned meat ball in the twin peaks area the animal will be okay. in the past two days 32 possibly tainted meat balls have been found. authorities found fake meat balls made of clay. >> in san jose, investigators looking into what caused a fire that made the roof of an apartment collapse. >> one man was found dead in the apartment. >> flames were big this morning threatening a neighboring apartment complex. firefighters arrived on the

scene about 12:15 calling for a second alarm to try to keep flames from spreading. a large explosion rattled this neighborhood. >> we heard a boom the house in the back engulfed in flames. >> firefighters found a person dead six feet from the front door. an arson task force is trying to figure out what started this fire and how the victim died. a family member of the people in the front house say a middle age in man in his 40s lived alone in the small home in the back of the property. >> him and his cats yeah. so that was his way of life. feeding his pythons and cats. >> joesa yeah was relieved to find out his daughter escaped unharmed. >> i just hugged her and said thank god you're okay. >> i spoke with the medical

examiner, they told me it could be months before making a positive id on the victim using dna or dental records >> recruiters at abc7 job journal hire event were looking to fill 700 positions today. careers ranging from pizza maker to engineer the department of corrections is hiring hundreds state wide. if you missed it, it will be on march 25th from noon to 4:00. we have details for you on abc7 news.com. >> a world wide concern after one of the largest bit coin exchanges disappears from the internet >> mily cyrus swinging through the bay area like a wrecking ball. >> and a new survey of women in the army. how do they feel about the combat roles now available to them? >> as we approach 4:ten taking a

look at traffic. this is the skyway in downtown san francisco. it's normal heavy clog up going from left to right to the lower deck of the bay bridge. and smooth ask starting to get congested for folks heading towards 101 south. we'll be back w

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disappeared from the internext a report claims 740,000 bit coins disappeared with potential value of $350 million. the news caused value of bit coins to plunge. supporters say the collapse was an isolated case of mismanagement. >> financial world took a jolt today when the nation's largest bank announced plans to eliminate 8,000 jobs as demand for refinancings dropped now, morgan cut 24,500 positions despite recovering economy, and more cuts coulding on the way. morgan isn't the only financial giant spinning it's. >> the man who claimed to have unearth the conversations on

twitter, turns out the man behind the account doesn't not work at the firm and never did. the 34-year-old john la fever is abond executive that apparently made up the quotes. goldman sacks jokingly reports we're pleased to report the ban on talking in elevators will be lifted >> mily cyrus performs in san jose. fans are getting more an an eyeful during her performance. >> several mily cyrus fans were dressed like the pop star, raising eye brows with her provocative bangers concert. mitch german just heard about the explicit performance after paying $500 for tickets for his family, including his 13-year-old daughter. >> are you still willing to expose them to this concert?

>> yaechlt i'll be the bad guy if i don't follow through with what i say. >> many fans admire cyrus for pushing limits of sexuality. >> she's bad you know? she goes out and does what she's going to do no matter what people are going to say about her. >> she's trying to change it from hannah montana to mily cyrus this, is the way. madonna did it the same way. >> michelle head left early >> some of the things she was doing was inappropriate for children. and if i had known, i don't think woe have have came. >> fans were mostly young girls that have graduated to a sold out show. >> if you didn't know what is coming up at the concert you have had your eyes closeed and ears plugged for a long time, i think. >> yes. as a parent, you can't be happy. when your kid is accustomed to the hannah montana, it's a marketing act.

that is what it is, it's blatant and working for her. as a parent, i can just say frustrating. >> my kids are grown up. and not at that impressionable age. >> there you go. >> impress us with weather. >> we're going to be impressed by what is coming our way weather wise, clouds thickening now. rain not yet arraigned but will be here by morning. here is a live view from our camera looking out towards treasure island clouds beginning to gather there 56 degrees now here in san francisco. temperatures in the low to mid 60s in oakland and redwood city. los gatos, 68. 55 in half moon bay. another live view, these clouds pushing over the bay, dark and dreary looking clouds. 59 napa. 63 in san rafael. 64 concord. and one more live view looking at golden gate bridge, dark there as well.

these forecast features wind and rain arriving tomorrow morning. a chance of thunderstorms tomorrow night. showers thursday, more rain on friday. so, nice series of wet, rainy days rain developing upon coastal areas of north bay. by 8:00 a.m we can see a break for much of the bay area, next wave of strong down pours will arrive. no doubt will be hazardous driving conditions for late afternoon and evening commute the rain continues overnight into thursday morning give waying to showerst( on thursday morning. it's going to be a wet day thursday as well. winds gusty but strongest gunts about 2:00 mainly on the coastline.

later on we'll see into thursday morning we'll see winds tapering off a little bit. still breezy, though. on we go to more forecast animation starting at 11:00 thursday night. and here comes a friday storm just in time for morning commute. heavy down pour that's will continue through much of the day and into afternoon. let's take a look at rainfall totals just as of 10:00 friday morning. this won't be the finl tally. we're looking at up to three inches of rain, 1 to 2 inches of rain into lower elevation there's is more still to come. cloudy, low temperatures into upper 50s to low 450s tomorrow, and 64 inland. here is the accu-weather

forecast. rainy windy tomorrow, chance of showers tomorrow night. wet, windy friday. lingering showers into saturday another chance of showers monday. looks messy and ugly but ugly is what we need now. >> yes. >> speak for yourself, okay? i have plenty of ugly here, whatever you want. >> there was a pot of gold at the end of their rainbow. where one california couple found $10 million. . >> i know about what makes me tick. i know about my own strengths and weaknesses >> one on one with matthew mcconaughey. why he took from hollywood what he says about an oscar moment. >> abc7 is the only place you can see oscars this sunday. coverage beginning at 2:00 p.m . quick to get a printable ballot

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china news reporting pandemonium. these are puppies born last month bearing a striking resemblance to panned yaz. what do you think? >> they're adorable! >> the owner says -- control yourself. three were born looking like pandas. he says you know what? they're the real thing. not like other cases where owners are dyeing fur to resemble pandas. >> a high schooler with down's

syndrome will be a harlem groeb trotters. >> its his second game ever after spending four years as team manager he practiced with the philadelphia 76ers, and now, he's suiting up with globe trotters for a game coming up in early march. they say he's going to be their three-point specialist. >> awesome. >> oscar sunday is this sunday, matthew mcconaughey is a best actor nominee and will be presenting. >> he's won a golden globe, critic's choice and sag ward for his role in "dallas buyers club". ama is obsessed she didn't get the chance to sit down. but one on one with mcconaughey talking about his career. >> enjoy your life that way. only got one. >> matthew mcconaughey has dozens of movies to his credit. six years ago he took a decision to step back. he was away from the screen for

a couple years but during that time, a reenergized actor was born. >> the first time i talked to you is for, i want to say "daysed and confused" then a gri grisham movie. then a young man thrilled to be in the business. are you the same today? . >> i know more about my what makes me tick. and my strength asks weaknesses probably more confidence came with that knowledge. i'm more interested in things and characters and stories and humanity than i've ever been. ways ready to switch gears. i'm loving these dramas and thrillers. and antiheroes. getting to work with singular minded directors. and little stories some are independents. i'm enjoying it. >> do you feel like when you're in a room with all of your peers

do you feel like i earned my place here? >> earned? i'm not sure. earned can be a touchy word. it's better than deserved. this is the first time to be nominated to be a part of a performance making these award sxroundz peop sxroundz -- rounds. so i'm just enjoying the present. head high, heart high, enjoying this. i'm not going get tired of talking about my experience with dallas fires club. ever. >> can you describe this moment for me? >> this? >> this is a real highlight and a great moment in my career. not any destination like i did it. not. that but a great moment. >> he's so talented and an amazing performance. you'll be able to watch live on the smart phone, tablet or

computer with watch abc and watch abc app. you can get access to what's happening back stage for behind the scenes moments everybody is going to be talking about. there is down load information for watch abc appp >> we'll be live in los angeles covering oscars beginning this friday on abc7 news. >> still to come on abc7 news at 4:00 uncertain future of disgraced supervisor ed juchlt out of prison but maybe not for long. >> also, president obama's ultimatum to afghanistan's president. the long time future of u.s. troops there is at stake. later -- >> roll my chicken in a wrap. don't jam it in a nugget. >> first lady to first rapper. what inspired rhymes for

abc7 news learned ed jew is back home again after serving time for a federal extortion conviction. >> he is fighting the state perjury sentence.

vic lee has the story. >> reporter: he was apparently a model prisoner using this time in prison constructively. jew did not want to be interviewed today. his attorney instead talked to us. the former supervisor hospitalized for valley fever and suffered from a detached receiptina. his attorney says he's doing fine. >> he looks healthy, lost weight. and he seemed to be in a good mental state. >> jew convicted on federal bribery charges of trying to extort 80,000s frdz owners of quickly tapioca drink shops who had permit problem was the city this, security video captured him accepting a bribe. $40,000 in cash. he doesn't realize the money man was working for the fbi. he served four and a half years in custody, first in, a minimum security prison, in arizona. >> his job was he was driver to other people to other inmates.

so he had car keys. he drove off the prison grounds he had freedom. >> the lawyer, stew handlynn says he spent two years in a prison camp in california. >> he taught english. he raised the passing for high school he >> san francisco prosecutors found that he actually resided in this home in burlingame with his wife ask daughter. for that, he got one year in county jail a sentence he'll have to serve now that he's completed federal time. but handlin went to court asking the judge to waive that sentence. he says federal authorities sent jew to a maximum security lock up jail for six months instead of a halfway house when they learned he still had had to

complete county jail time. >> that is all the punishment he needs. >> at 6:00 you'll hear from the district attorney gascone and his position on waiving jail time. what is ed jew doing now? handlin says he won't get into politics says jew just wants to resume life with his wife ask daughter and probably work in the family flower shop business again. >> president obama telling the pentagon to prepare for possibility of withdrawing you will u.s. troops from afghanistan by year's the white house insists he must agree to this deal where the under the circumstances u.s. will close every base and pull

out troops. >> no waivering on that. absent of v. sa there will not be any u.s. troops on the ground beyond the end of the year. >> u.s. held up a possibility of leaving between 3,000 and 10,000 troops to conduct counter terrorism operations and to train forces. it appears few women in the army want to move into one of the newly-open theed combat jobs. results of the 170,000 women showed only a small fraction would persue taking a combat role and reveals soldiers of any gender are nervous about women entering combat jobs. >> the september 11thth disability fraud case in new york city is growing. abc news learned of two dozen new arrests of firefighters and police officers prosecutors say defendants stole from social security add anyone

min strayings smshgs faking post traumatic stress to claim disability payments. 130 people are cued in this scheme. and prosecutors say four ring leaders coached them to appear disoriented. >>ç a powerful stance today against same-sex marriage bans from eric holder telling states attorneys general to stand behind laws they believe are un-constitutional. >> the battles heat up in several states across the country. attorney general eric holder is encouraging his state counter parts to not defend bans on same-sex marriage. >> i believe we must be sus spi spishis and endeavor to enhance

to declare all are created equal. >> in his speech, holder said gay marriage bans are un-constitutional. six democratic state attorneys general defused to defend these bans in court. >> there is no good reason to exclude same-sex couples from marriage in oregon. >> but critics and some republicans counter top state law enforcement have a duty to stand behind their state laws. in arizona, governor brewer decides whether to sign or veto a bill to allow businesses to refuse business to others based on percentage religious beliefs. >> they need to keep their religious philosophies in churches. >> business executives from apple and american airlines

which have hubs or building plants in arizona called the governor asking her to veto the bill. she has until the end of the week to make the decision. >> there is a lot on the line. businesses have real concerns that next year's super bowl might be pulled from arizona if that bill is signed. you may recall nfl moved the super bowl to pasadena after voters failed to approve the mlk holiday. >> three women he held captive for a decade received medals for courage from the governor of ohio. >> i'm humbled to present the ohio courage medals to amanda barry, gina de-jesus and michelle knight. three extraordinary women who rose above it. >> the governor presented medals to amanda berry, gina de-jesus and michelle knight last night

the three were kidnapped and held inside of a cleveland home until one escapeed and oernlz were rescued their captor killed himself inside of his prison cell three months later. >> coming up at 4:00 sweet way to break the ice n a new york subway. >> and the joke is on amazon. how one big competitor is making fun of the prime air delivery idea. >> looking towards sutro tower, we can see clouds approaching the coastline soon to be followed by rain. >> another live look at afternoon commute this, is walnut creek, interstate 680 moving nicely in both directions. really free flow going back south towards alamo and danville. stay with us back with more in just a moment.

a woman figured out how to break the ice on a new york subway by eyeing a cake. she's a culinary school student and performance artist she decorated the cake and sliceed and served to it strangers. passengers were snacking and smiling and talk asking acting they liked one another she says she did it because she thinks it's important for new yorkers to be more personalable with one another, if you've been

on the train in new york that is the case. >> netflix delivering laughs, amazon plans to use drones to deliver packages >> our fleet of high tech drones will deliver your disc to you within mere seconds. >> netflix fake service is called drone to home the company admits it's still working out the bugs, saying the disc can come right to you if you're in the rest room. again... this is only a joke. presently. >> you never know. you never know. time to check on the weather. rain, finally. >> yes this, is no joke. rain is coming our way. already showing not only clouds but spots of moisture off shore. in advance of the big rain coming our way. taking a look at the system bringing that big rain this, is the first in a series of storms arriving tomorrow bringing

drenching rainfall and showers, thunderstorms off atlantic coast maybe over florida but most of the nation will be looking at california we need rain. and all across the state we're going to see rain just about from top to bottom. not quite down to los angeles by by end of the week there will be rain going into southern california here in the bay area, rain arriving in morning hours and spreading across the bay area by mid day, complicating afternoon and evening. upper 50s to 60s on the coast. storms are headed our way. it's going to be basically a four-day series of wet weather days starting tomorrow, heaviest rain, then showers thursday, another storm again, friday. and showers saturday. so that is what we need.

if you get it in stages it's better. >> thank you. >> still head on abc7 news at 4:00 the first lady's rap to push for new restrictions on unhealthy foods in schools. >> more deathths being linked to general motors ignition switch recall. >> digging up oldest piece of earth. what this crystal says about the planet.

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number of deaths connected to general motors recall which is now more than doubled >> michael finney joins us. >> this is amazing and important people pay attention. the auto maker announced it's almost doubling the number of cars being recalled to 1.4 million the faulty switches sometimes disable front air bags

added are 2003 through 2007 saturn ion and 2007 pantack solistice and saturn sky and 2006 chevolet hhr. february 13th, gm recalled 2005 through 2007 chevolet cobalt and 2007 pontiac g five s. now, it's costing you more to pay for few every day essentials. the california drought to blame for grocery prices going up, ten, to get this, 15%. more concerned the little guy will be pushed out netflix is in negotiations to pay at and t is verizon. the service cut a similar deal

with comcast fearing only companies with big bucks will be able to stream fast on the internet, shutting out the little guy. tonight at 11:00 join me as i show you the trick some people are using for hard to get reservations in some of the hottest restaurants this, is amazing. >> but cut that line? >> what line? >> we'll see you at 11:00 >> okay. >> scientists have discovered oldest piece of our planet ever found the crystal called a zircon is 4.4 billion years old and it's roughly 400 micro meters long, or four human hairs suggesting the earth cooled more quickly than thought, and our planet could have contained water more than 4 billion years ago.

>> the obama administration is outlining restrictions on the marketing of junk food in our nation's schools. restrictions will prohibit ads for unhealthy foods including sugary drinks. ads for drinks like coke, or pepsi have to be phased out. >> during the event mrs. obama displayed a talent. take a look. >> if i'm going help my brain come to fruition, i'm going to have to feed it quality nutrition we love the cookie buzz they're not sufficient. we need veggies to make our bodies efficient. roll my chickit in a wrap, don't

jam it in a nugget. it's time for fresh food, we love it. pretty gholla. >> chicken in a wrap, don't jam it in a nugget. >> no. do not. >> it's a big week for a young woman from a small town the city of collinsville pro claimed yesterday cary brown day. she became the first model with down's syndrome hired by the store chain wet seal. >> one of the girls from corporate wet seal said where did she learn to do modelling moves? i have no idea. they said she's got a natural talent for it. >> cary got the gig after her page received 11,000 likes in less than a week. and she can be walking the red

carpet in a pre-oscar event in l.a. saturday. >> wow. >> coming up on abc7 news at 4:00 a northern california couple makes a discovery of a lifetime out walking their dog. >> they had gold a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. >> curious old containers on their property. >> coming up at 5:00 san jess yeah former police chief is in trouble the sex scandal forcing resignation. plus, justice for hundreds of bay area rape victim asks a list of top cars by consumer reports. that and more when dan and i join you for abc7 news at 5:00.

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celebrate academy awards. >> yes. there will be seven winners today's is leslie c. congratulations. ama and i like to go to movies, too. six chances to win. all have you to do is enter by hitting like us signal or whatever, icon, i guess it is. and then fill out the form. >> if not irish this couple should get status for luck that is turning them into millionaires. >> they found more than a dozen cans that were filled with gold. >> wayne freedman is live with the amazing story. sfwhan >> reporter: i don't know where to begin but there is a lot ke can't tell you. we can't tell whout couple is. they want to remain anonymous we can't tell you where they found this gold because they don't want people on their

property. we can't show you the building because there is too much gold inside there is a lot of gold in tiburon. unbelievable. part of $10 million staring you in the face. in 5, 10 and $20 lady liberty pieces minted in 1800s. >> it's clear these were buried over a long period of time. >> and dug up in coffee cans by a couple taking a walk on their land in gold country. here is the story as they told a rare coin dealer. they walked through his door one day last year. >> found the can they used a stick to dig it out. they brought it back thinking it's full of paint. and they got rid the gunk and dirt they discovered they had gold. little pot of gold. and then, they went back with metal detector and found seven other cans.

>> the saddle ridge hoard. 1400 coins, street value then? $28,000 more now because of the lore and quality. >> coins out there have maintained their value the best over the years are coins with good stories that is what people are buying here. >> is there a possibility someone could come back and make a claim on the coins? >> i doubt it. >> he's been in the business all his life and is a guy finding money fascinating all kinds of money. traditional, nontraditional. this elephant's tail? >> people gave it a value. it was worth value 150 years ago. >> but this may be the most unique of all found by a very rich couple preferring to remain anonymous even if their devil's ridge hoard is anything but.

>> what are they going to do with the cans? >> they're going to keep them. >> they'll be anonymous on their own private island. thanks for joining us. >> abc7 news at 5:00 begins right now. >> it's drifting down through the bolt. >> larry ama, new concerns for the bay bridge. extent of construction flaws just revealed >> plus a unprecedented find for asiana airlines why the federal government says the company has to pay half a million dollars. >> i'm sandhya patel live on the roof of the kgotv broadcast center. get rgd to track the first system tomorrow, i'll have the time line, coming up. >> as you look at the live

picture, know there are new safety concerns about it tonight. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> good evening, more gorges for the new bay bridge. and unexplained water leaks affecting 30 thundershowers of the bolt how serious is this? >> depends you who talk to. this has do with misalignment. caltrans insists these problems nor big deal in the big picture. but one expert says that doesn't look good. >> this is not an issue. it does not affect the stability of the bridge. >> once again, caltrans is on the defensive.

>> what we're talking about is at most, eight mm difference between two decks. public does not feel this or see this whatever. >> peter is an expert on earthquake engineering and says the deck misalignment may not be a huge issue but taken with caltrans series of missteps from wroek broken rods to water leaks he's concerned. >> i have seen enough to say we should look at the whole thing again. >> risks are significant. maybe acceptable, maybe not. >> caltrans estimates 30% of the bolts in the suspension portion are leaking. they insist they have yet to find the source. >> supposed to rain this week. that may yield information into how it's getting into the rail. >> as for giants,